Tɔmelãwo
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| Subclass of | aquatic animal, marine life  |
|---|---|
| Has use | fish as food |
| Taxon name | Pisces |
| Taxon rank | class |
| Parent taxon | Gnathostomata |
| Means of locomotion | fish locomotion |
| Start time | 530 million years BCE |
| Studied in | ichthyology |
| Habitat | body of water |
| Has characteristic | diversity of fish |
| Unicode character | 🐟 |
Tɔmelãwo (Eŋlisigbe: fishes)[1]
Tɔmelãwo
[trɔ asi le eŋu | trɔ asi le etsoƒe ŋu]| No. | Latin ŋkɔ | Eŋlisigbe | Eʋegbe | Notes | Family |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | Acanthurus monroviae | Monrovia Doctorfish | hɛ / he | Descriptive | Acanthuridae |
| 83 | Albula vulpes | Bonefish | aminoe | Descriptive | Acanthuridae |
| 84 | Carlarius heudelotii | Smooth-Mouth Sea Catfish | kɔkɔtɛ | Adopted | Ariidae/Tachysuridae |
| 85 | Balistes punctatus | Blue-Spotted Triggerfish | akpangba | Descriptive | Balistidae |
| 86 | Balistes capricus | Grey Triggerfish | akpangba / agbo | Descriptive | Balistidae |
| 87 | Canthidermis maculata | Rough Triggerfish | kpangba-dzoɖeke / dayogbla | Descriptive | Balistidae |
| 88 | Ablennes hians | Garfish/Flat Needlefish | dayogbla | Designation | Belonidae |
| 89 | Scyacium micrurum | Rock Sole/Flounder | asiƒome | Descriptive | Bothidae |
| 90 | Bothus podas africanus | African Wide-Eyed Flounder | asiƒome | Descriptive | Bothidae |
| 91 | Latilus semifasciatus | Blanquillo/Zebra Tilefish | koliko | Descriptive | Latilidae |
| 92 | Alectis alexandrina | Alexandria Pompano/African Threadfish | fɔfɔe / ŋgogba | Descriptive | Carangidae |
| 93 | Caranx crysos | Blue Runner | kpetometsiyi | Descriptive | Carangidae |
| 94 | Trachurus symmetricus | Jack Mackerel | ƒaƒa / glamata | Descriptive | Carangidae |
| 95 | Chloroscombrus chrysurus | Atlantic Bumper | dzodzoe | Descriptive | Carangidae |
| 96 | Decapterus punctatus | Round Scad | tsiyivi | Descriptive | Carangidae |
| 97 | Decapterus rhonchus | False Scad/Mackerel Scad | tsiyi / bleye | Designation | Carangidae |
| 98 | Elagatis bipinnulata | Rainbow Runner/Doctorfish | kpetame / bleɣe | Designation | Carangidae |
| 99 | Lichia amia | Leerfish | dogovaɖumi / asiabi | Descriptive | Carangidae |
| 100 | Selene dorsalis/Vomer gibbiceps | African Moonfish/African Lookdown | ŋgogba / gbadzɛgbadzɛ | Descriptive | Carangidae |
| 101 | Seriola dumerili | Greater Ambeŋack | kpetomefiayi | Descriptive | Carangidae |
| 102 | Uraspis cadenati | Cotton-Mouth Jack | kpetomefiayi | Descriptive | Carangidae |
| 103 | Trachinotus teraia | Terai Pompano | kobi / kpala | Designation | Carangidae |
| 104 | Trachurus trachurus | Atlantic Horse Mackerel | kpala | Designation | Carangidae |
| 105 | Rhizoprionodon acutus | Milk Shark | blekponamu | Descriptive | Carcharhinidae |
| 106 | Galeocerdo arcticus/cuvieri | Common Tiger Shark | ƒumedadi | Descriptive | Carcharhinidae |
| 107 | Prionace glauca | Blue Shark | anatave / toŋkuɖeaʋalame / blekponamu | Descriptive | Carcharhinidae |
| 108 | Sardinella aurita | Round Sardinella | ʋetsimu | Descriptive | Clupeidae |
| 109 | Sardinella eba | Flat Sardinella | adruku | Designation | Clupeidae |
| 110 | Harengula rouxi/Sardinella rouxi | Yellow-Tail Sardinella | deyigokpi | Descriptive | Clupeidae |
| 111 | Ilisha africana | Long-Finned Herring | kafla | Descriptive | Clupeidae |
| 112 | Ethmalosa dorsalis | Shad/Bonga | eflo / fafasia | Designation | Clupeidae |
| 113 | Engraulis encrasicolus | Anchovy | abɔbi | Descriptive | Clupeidae |
| 114 | Odaxothrissa ansorgii | Ansorge's Fangtooth Pellonuline | ɣedzoe | Designation | Clupeidae |
| 115 | Odaxothrissa mento | Nigerian Fangtooth Pellonuline | deyi | Designation | Clupeidae |
| 116 | Coryphaena equiselis | Pompano Dolphinfish/Sailors Dolphinfish | tɔƒlesi / yɔ / fefle / blɔ | Descriptive | Coryphaenidae |
| 117 | Coryphaena hippurus | Common Dolphinfish | tɔƒlesi | Descriptive | Coryphaenidae |
| 118 | Cynoglossus senegalensis | Senegalese Tongue-Sole | afɔƒome | Descriptive | Cynoglossidae |
| 119 | Dactylopterus/Cephalacanthus volitans | Flying Gurnard | adoglo | Descriptive | Dactyloperidae |
| 120 | Dasyatis margarita | Daisy Sting Ray | adado / dado | Designation | Dasyatidae |
| 121 | Diodon holocanthus | Porcupine Fish/Spiny Puffer | hlɔ̃madze | Culture | Diodontidae |
| 122 | Drepane africana | African Sicklefish/Common Spadefish | gbadzagbadza / gbagbladza / du | Descriptive | Drepanidae |
| 123 | Chaetodipterus/Ephippus goreensis | Black Spadefish | gbadzagbadza / gbagbladza / du | Descriptive | Ephippidae |
| 124 | Chaetodipterus lipei | West African Spadefish | kpeŋkpa | Description | Ephippidae |
| 125 | Elops lacerta | West African Ladyfish/Ten-Pounders | getsu / aminoe / gbɔnyevi / gbalavi / gbavi | Descriptive | Eeopidae |
| 126 | Aetobatus narinari | Spotted Eagle Ray | avoka / ababu | Descriptive | Myliobatidae |
| 127 | Myliobatis aquila | Common Eagle Ray | avoka / ababu | Designation | Myliobatidae |
| 128 | Fodiator acutus | Sharp-Chin Flying Fish | dzodzodrui | Descriptive | Exocoetidae |
| 129 | Ruvettus pretiosus | Oilfish | ʋemaɖui / vemaɖui | Culture | Gempylidae |
| 130 | Hemiramphus brasiliensis | Ballyhoo | daɣinuɖeke / daɣidɔɖeke | Descriptive | Hemiramphidae |
| 131 | Istiophorus albicans/Histiophorus americanus | Atlantic Sailfish | hatali kofi | Descriptive | Istiophoridae |
| 132 | Istiompax indica | Black Marlin | hatali kofi | Descriptive | Istiophoridae |
| 133 | Makaira nigricans | Blue Marlin | hatali kofi | Descriptive | Istiophoridae |
| 134 | Makaira albidus | White Marlin | hatali kofi | Descriptive | Istiophoridae |
| 135 | Bodianus scrofa | Barred Hogfish | ako | Designation | Labridae |
| 136 | Coris julis | Rainbow Wrasse | ɖuinaƒonu | Culture | Labridae |
| 137 | Xyrichthys novacula | Pearly Razorfish | dzatavi | Descriptive | Labridae |
| 138 | Lethrinus atlanticus | Grey Snapper/Atlantic Emperor | shikple | Adopted | Lethrinidae |
| 139 | Apsilus fuscus | African Fork-Tail Snapper | egbo | Designation | Lutjanidae |
| 140 | Lutjanus fulgens | Golden African Snapper | tɔmeha | Descriptive | Lutjanidae |
| 141 | Lutjanus agennes | African Red Snapper | tɔmeha dzea | Descriptive | Lutjanidae |
| 142 | Lutjanus goreensis | Gorean Lagoon Snapper | tɔmeha | Descriptive | Lutjanidae |
| 143 | Manta birostris | Giant Atlantic Manta | tɔmeʋako | Descriptive | Myliobatidae |
| 144 | Mobula tarapacana | Greater Guinean Mobula | tɔmeʋako / akpɔlɔe | Descriptive/Designation | Myliobatidae |
| 145 | Mugil cephalus | Flat-Head Grey Mullet | akpɔlɔe (young) / getsu (adult) | Designation | Mugilidae |
| 146 | Pseudupeneus prayensis | West African Goatfish | gekoe | Designation | Mullidae |
| 147 | Chromis lineata | Lined Chromis | ƒumekpa | Descriptive | Pomacentridae |
| 148 | Brachydeuterus auritus | Bigeye Grunt | hawui | Designation | Haemulidae |
| 149 | Pomadasys incisus | Roncador/Bastard Grunt | kaatui | Designation | Haemulidae |
| 150 | Pomadasys jubelini | Spotted Burro/Sompat Grunt | akplɔtsu | Descriptive | Haemulidae |
| 151 | Galeoides decadactylus | Lesser African Threadfin | nukpɔtse / nukpatse / tsukui | Designation | Polynemidae |
| 152 | Priacanthus arenatus | Atlantic Bigeye/Glasseye | za kofi | Descriptive | Priacanthidae |
| 153 | Pentanemus quinquarius | Royal Threadfin | gefia | Descriptive | Priacanthidae |
| 154 | Polydactylus quadrifilis | Giant African Threadfin | sikɔ | Designation | Priacanthidae |
| 155 | Psettodes belcheri | Spot-Tail Spiny Turbot/Black Sole | adzemenyi | Designation | Psettodidae |
| 156 | Raja miraletus | Brown or Peacock Ray | kpetomedado | Descriptive | Rajidae |
| 157 | Raja straeleni | Spotted Skate | asiƒome | Descriptive | Rajidae |
| 158 | Rhinobatos rhinobatos | Common Guitarfish | afla | Designation | Rhinobatidae |
| 159 | Rhinobatos albomaculatus | White-Spotted Guitarfish | afla | Designation | Rhinobatidae |
| 160 | Argyrosomus regius | Meagre | lẽsi | Designation | Sciaenidae |
| 161 | Pseudotolithus brachygathus | Law Croaker/Small-Mouth Croaker/Cassavafish | ŋɔtsa | Designation | Sciaenidae |
| 162 | Pseudotolithus typus | Cassava Croaker/Long-Neck Croaker | ŋɔtsa | Designation | Sciaenidae |
| 163 | Pseudotolithus senegalensis | Cassava Croaker | ŋɔtsa | Designation | Sciaenidae |
| 164 | Pteroscion peli | Boe Drum | kpetami | Descriptive | Sciaenidae |
| 165 | Umbrina canariensis | Canary Drum | kpetome ŋɔtsa | Descriptive | Sciaenidae |
| 166 | Acanthocybium solandri | Wahoo | tɔgbɔdzadu | Descriptive | Scombridae |
| 167 | Auxis thazard | Frigate Tuna | kpokpoku | Designation | Scombridae |
| 168 | Euthynnus alletteratus | Atlantic Little Tunny/Tuna | kpokpoku | Designation | Scombridae |
| 169 | Katsuwonus pelamis | Skipjack Tuna | danla kpokpoku | Descriptive | Scombridae |
| 170 | Orcynopsis unicolor | Plain Bonito | adzalu | Designation | Scombridae |
| 171 | Sarda sarda | Atlantic Bonito/Belted Bonito | kpokpoku / tɔdu | Descriptive | Scombridae |
| 172 | Thunnus albacares/Neothunnus albacares | Yellowfin Tuna | geku | Designation | Scombridae |
| 173 | Thunnus obesus | Bigeye Tuna | geku | Designation | Scombridae |
| 174 | Scomberomorus tritor | West African Spanish Mackerel | dadzu | Designation | Scombridae |
| 175 | Scomber japonicus | Chub Mackerel | ablotsi kpokpokuvi | Descriptive | Scombridae |
| 176 | Anthias anthias | Swallow-Tail Sea Perch | sankumadzi | Adopted | Serranidae |
| 177 | Cephalopholis taeniops | Blue-Spotted Sea Bass | kɔekɔe | Adopted | Serranidae |
| 178 | Epinephelus aeneus | Common White Grouper/Seaperch | logo / afiba | Designation | Serranidae |
| 179 | Epinephelus goreensis | Dungat Gorean Grouper | fieyu | Designation | Serranidae |
| 180 | Bathysolea lactea | Rock Sole | asiƒome | Descriptive | Serranidae |
| 181 | Synaptura cadenati | Guinea Sole | afɔƒome | Descriptive | Serranidae |
| 182 | Dicologoglossa hexophthalma | Ocellated Wedge Sole | asiƒome | Descriptive | Serranidae |
| 183 | Dentex angolensis | Angolan Dentex | sikasika | Descriptive | Sparidae |
| 184 | Dentex canariensis | Canary Dentex/Sea Bream | sikasika | Descriptive | Sparidae |
| 185 | Dentex congoensis | Congo Dentex | sikasika | Descriptive | Sparidae |
| 186 | Dentex gibbosus/Dentex filosus | Pink Dentex/Sea Bream | tsile | Adopted | Sparidae |
| 187 | Pagellus bellotti/Pagellus coupei | Red Pandora | sikasikavi | Descriptive | Sparidae |
| 188 | Sparus caeruleostictus/Pagrus ehrenbergi | Blue-Spotted Sea Bream | sikasika | Descriptive | Sparidae |
| 189 | Sphyraena sphraena | Barracuda | lidzi / aledzi / lidzitsu / agɔ | Designation | Sphyrmdae |
| 190 | Sphyrna zygaena | Smooth Hammer-Headed Shark | anantave | Descriptive | Sphyrmdae |
| 191 | Squatina oculata | Smoothback Angel Shark | dodotsu / dzakpata | Designation | Squatinidae |
| 192 | Stromateus fiatola | Butterfish | zoʋle | Designation | Stromateidae |
| 193 | Lagocephalus laevigatus | Smooth Puffer/Globefish | agede / sakovi | Designation | Tetraodontidae |
| 194 | Ephippion guttifer | Prickly Puffer | agede / sakovi | Designation | Tetraodontidae |
| 195 | Trichiurus lepturus | Largehead Hairtail | anipaɣe / ŋɔpaye | Adopted | Trichiuridae |
| 196 | Trigla lyra | Piper Gumard/Sea Robin | adoglo | Descriptive | Triglidae |
| 197 | Lepidotrigla carolae | Carol's Gurnard | adoglo | Descriptive | Triglidae |
| 198 | Xiphias gladius | Swordfish | hatali kofi | Descriptive | Xiphiidae |
| 199 | Zeus faber | John Dory | ehe | Descriptive | Zeidae |
| 200 | Glyphisodon saxatilis | Sergeant Major | ƒumekpa | Descriptive | Pomacentridae |
| 201 | Lepidarchus adonis | Jellybean Tetra | asentiwoe | Adopted | Alestidae |
| 202 | Alestes baremoze | Silversides | akpɔlɔ / asentiwoe | Designation | Alestidae |
| 203 | Alestes dentex | Characin | asɔtiklakpa | Designation | Alestidae |
| 204 | Brycinus longipinnis | Longfm Tetra | mɔganutewoe | Designation | Alestidae |
| 205 | Brycinus macrolepidotus | True Big-Scale Tetra | dzafafla | Designation | Alestidae |
| 206 | Brycinus nurse | Nurse Tetra | atewoe | Designation | Alestidae |
| 207 | Hydrocynus brevis | Tiger-Fish | tsinuvuwo | Descriptive | Alestidae |
| 208 | Hydrocynus vittatus | Tiger-Fish | avuwo / xatsexatse / xatsaxatsa | Designation | Alestidae |
| 209 | Arius gigas | Giant Sea Catfish | kɔkɔtɛ | Adopted | Ariidae |
| 210 | Auchenoglanis occidentalis | Giraffe Catfish | kpo | Designation | Claroteidae |
| 211 | Awaous lateristriga | West African Freshwater Goby | kemegbe | Designation | Gobiidae |
| 212 | Periophthalmus koelreuteria pallas | Mudskipper | atramecjekakpui | Descriptive | Gobiidae |
| 213 | Bagrus bajad | Bayad | avadzame blolo | Descriptive | Bagridae |
| 214 | Bagrus docmak | Semutundu | yalefo | Adopted | Bagridae |
| 215 | Raiamas nigeriensis | Nigeriensis | nɔgbe / fɔfɔe | Designation | Cyprinidae |
| 216 | Raiamas senegalensis | Silver Fish | tɔmesakisi | Descriptive | Cyprinidae |
| 217 | Labeo coubie | African Carp | gbogbo / agbogbo | Designation | Cyprinidae |
| 218 | Barbus bynni occidentalis | Niger Barb | aƒume gbogbo | Descriptive | Cyprinidae |
| 219 | Distichodus engycephalus | Perch | gbasra | Designation | Dishchodontidae |
| 220 | Distichodus rostratus | Grass-Eater | gbasra | Designation | Dishchodontidae |
| 221 | Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus | Bagrid Catfish | tsiko / kpolo / blolo | Designation | Claroteidae |
| 222 | Chrysichthys walker | Catfish | yalefo | Adopted | Claroteidae |
| 223 | Clarotes laticeps | Widehead Catfish | blolo | Adopted | Claroteidae |
| 224 | Clarias agboyiensis | African Sharptooth Catfish | adewu / adeɣe | Designation | Clariidae |
| 225 | Clarias anguillaris | Mudfish | adewuɣie | Descriptive | Clariidae |
| 226 | Clarias ebriensis | Mudfish | adewudza | Descriptive | Clariidae |
| 227 | Clarias gariepinus | North African Catfish | adewuŋɔŋɔe | Descriptive | Clariidae |
| 228 | Clarias batrachus | Walking Catfish | adewuyibɔ | Descriptive | Clariidae |
| 229 | Ctenopoma kingsleyae | Tailspot Ctenopoma | klefɔe | Designation | Anabantidae |
| 230 | Ctenopoma petherici | Spotted Ctenopoma | klefɔe | Designation | Anabantidae |
| 231 | Eleotris vittata | Spinycheek Sleeper | assemblyman (aseblima) / okulo | Adopted/Designation | Eleotridae |
| 232 | Gymnarchus niloticus | African Knifefish | yɔ | Designation | Gymnarchidae |
| 233 | Hepsetus odoe | Kafue Pike | akao | Designation | Hepsetidae |
| 234 | Heterobranchus bidorsalis | African Catfish | adewu dza | Descriptive | Clariidae |
| 235 | Heterobranchus longifilis | Vundu | wonyi | Designation | Clariidae |
| 236 | Heterotis niloticus | Heterotis | ƒa | Descriptive | Arapaimidae |
| 237 | Irvineia voltae | Butterfish | agbeho | Designation | Schilbeidae |
| 238 | Lates niloticus | Nile Perch | ŋuƒesi | Designation | Latidae |
| 239 | Lutjanus dentatus | African Brown Snapper | tɔmeha dza | Descriptive | Lutjanidae |
| 240 | Malapterurus electricus | Electric Catfish | ani / dzidzi / tsitsi | Descriptive | Malapteruridae |
| 241 | Hippopotamyrus psittacus | Psittacus | ʋakanɛvi | Designation | Mormyridae |
| 242 | Hyperopisus bebe bebe | Bebe Bebe | liwoe gokpo | Descriptive | Mormyridae |
| 243 | Gnathonemus petersii | Elephant Nose | liwoe nukpui | Descriptive | Mormyridae |
| 244 | Mormyrops anguilloides | Cornish Jack | liwoe nɔgbe | Descriptive | Mormyridae |
| 245 | Mormyrus hasselquistii | Elephant Snout | liwoe gɔdɔgɔ | Descriptive | Mormyridae |
| 246 | Mormyrus macrophthalmus | Mormyrids | liwoe atimeku | Descriptive | Mormyridae |
| 247 | Mormyrus rume rume | Mormyrids | aʋakali / liwoe gɔdɔgɔ | Descriptive | Mormyridae |
| 248 | Marcusenius abadii | Ray-Finned Fish | liwoe | Designation | Mormyridae |
| 249 | Campylomormyrus tamandua | Worm-Jawed Mormyrid | lelovemasadine | Designation | Mormyridae |
| 250 | Brycinus imberi | Spot-Tail | dzogladzevui / kpɔlɔtsu | Descriptive/Designation | Atestidae |
| 251 | Brycinus leuciscus | Luciscus | simegbogbo | Descriptive | Atestidae |
| 252 | Nannaethiops unitaeniatus | Tetra | agbogbokɔnfua | Designation | Distichodontidae |
| 253 | Oreochromis macrochir | Longfin Tilapia | akpa kpo | Descriptive | Distichodontidae |
| 254 | Oreochromis niloticus niloticus | Nile Tilapia | akpafiatsi | Descriptive | Distichodontidae |
| 255 | Hemichromis bimaculatus | Jewelfish | bɔyi | Designation | Distichodontidae |
| 256 | Hemichromis fasciatus | Banded Jewelfish | bɔyi | Designation | Distichodontidae |
| 257 | Pelmatochromis guentheri | Guenther's Mouthbrooder | akpatsu | Descriptive | Distichodontidae |
| 258 | Sarotherodon galilaeus | Mango Tilapia | logo-kpa / akpaɣie | Descriptive | Distichodontidae |
| 259 | Sarotherodon melanotheron | Blackchin Tilapia | akpanɔe | Descriptive | Distichodontidae |
| 260 | Tilapia busumana | - | akpasila | Descriptive | Distichodontidae |
| 261 | Tilapia dageti | - | akpasila | Descriptive | Distichodontidae |
| 262 | Tilapia guineensis | Guinean Tilapia | akpasila | Descriptive | Distichodontidae |
| 263 | Tilapia mariae | Spotted Tilapia | akpaŋɔye | Descriptive | Distichodontidae |
| 264 | Tilapia zillii | Redbelly Tilapia | akpasila | Descriptive | Distichodontidae |
| 265 | Schilbe intermedius | Silver Catfish | tasaa | Designation | Schilbeidae |
| 266 | Schilbe micropogon | Micropogon | gada | Designation | Schilbeidae |
| 267 | Schilbe mystus | African Butter Catfish | tasaa | Designation | Schilbeidae |
| 268 | Synodontis clarias | Mandi | adeɣe / adewu | Designation | Mochokidae |
| 269 | Synodontis schall | Wahrindi | kpo | Designation | Mochokidae |
| 270 | Tetraodon lineatus | Globe Fish | ʋuʋluye / poplowoe | Descriptive | Tetraodontidae |
| 271 | Cephalopholis nigri | Niger Hind | srẽ / tɔnɔtsi | Designation | Serranidae |
| 272 | Rypticus saponaceus | Greater Soapfish | lẽsi bleɣe | Descriptive | Serranidae |
| 273 | Eucinostomus melanopterus | Flagfin Mojarra | edzi | Designation | Gerreidae |
| 274 | Monodactylus sebae | Seba Mono | kpɛkplɛmite | Adopted | Monodactylidae |
| 275 | Uranoscopus scaber | Stargazer | tsetsegoɣi / kpotokui | Descriptive | Uranoscopidae |
Nyasiawo ƒe tsoƒe
[trɔ asi le eŋu | trɔ asi le etsoƒe ŋu]- ↑ Aziaku, Vincent Erskine. 2016. A Linguistic Analysis of Ewe Animal Names among the Ewe of Ghana. Köln: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag. ISBN 978-3-89645-474-4.